Historical Markers and War Memorials in Essex, Massachusetts
Lawrence and Salem are both the county seat for Essex County
Essex is in Essex County
Essex County(345) ► ADJACENT TO ESSEX COUNTY Middlesex County(407) ► Suffolk County(536) ► Hillsborough County, New Hampshire(81) ► Rockingham County, New Hampshire(143) ►
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To the 186 loyal sons of Essex
1861 who fought for the Union. 1865
Erected through the efforts of W.R.C. No. 114.
Antietam • Wilderness • Cedar Creek
Appomattox • Ressaca • Port Hudson • Gettysburg
New Orleans • Mobile • Fort . . . — — Map (db m97211) WM
A free school for Chebacco
parish was opened in an
upper room of this house in
1695 by the appointed master,
Nathaniel Rust, Junior. The town
gave "Six acres of pasture land
for the benefit of the school
and one-quarter acre for
Mr. Rust's . . . — — Map (db m47496) HM
In memory of Herbert Goodhue who died in the service of his country Born June 15, 1914 Died May 13, 1942 In the Philippine Islands Dedicated May 30 1949 — — Map (db m97209) WM
Erected in 1701 by John Wise, pastor of the Chebacco parish of Ipswich, now Essex. Son of a laborer, Harvard graduate, army chaplain, protestant against taxation without representation and against the witchcraft delusion, defender of democracy in . . . — — Map (db m47955) HM
Sp4 Paul D. Knowlton HHC 4 Trans. Co June 2, 1947 Feb 24, 1968 PFC Robert E. Moore Com 7 Mar I Mar Div Feb 16 1948 Nov 2, 1967 To all who come to use these grounds, take a moment to remember two young boys that played on these very fields when their . . . — — Map (db m97214) WM
Dedicated to the those men of Chebacco and Essex who by the skill of mind and hand within sight of this spot created nearly 4000 wooden vessels 1650-1982 — — Map (db m97208) HM
In 1668 the town granted the
adjacent acre of land "To the
inhabitants of Ipswich for a yard
to build vessels and to employ
workmen for that end."
The shipbuilding industry has
continued uninterruptedly in
Essex since that date. — — Map (db m47495) HM
